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zoe graham a (28.1M)
zoe graham b (5.0M)
This recording was made by Zoe Graham, the wife of James Landrum "Dee" Graham. Dee was a half first cousin of Charles Bedford Biswell. They shared grandfather Shelton Rice Biswell but different grandmothers: Nancy Jane Moffitt and Sarah Jane Grigsby, respectively.
Zoe tells an interesting story about her life in Texas, New Jersey, New York, and California in the 20th century. I assume the tape was made in the 1970s, although the exact date is unknown.
Zoe and Dee were living in Walnut Creek, CA, and Charles's brother Hubert "Harold" Biswell and sister-in-law Ruth were living in nearby Berkeley, CA, at the same time.
Samuel A. "Sam" Graham was Dee's brother.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
A Musical Interlude with David Ferrier and Lander Smith, April 2000
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def and fls apr 2000 (8.4M)
In this recording in April 2000, David Ferrier ("Papa") and his grandson Lander Smith, who is 6 years old and the son of David's daughter Karen Ferrier Smith, play ukeleles and sing.
Lander takes control of the tape recorder and records part of a conversation discussing an upcoming December trip to Walt Disney World with David, Diane ("Di Di") Ferrier, Lander, and Lander's father Frank Smith. David died on May 14, 2000, of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but the family decided to take the trip in his memory. Except for a golf course, WDW was one of his favorite places.
def and fls apr 2000 (8.4M)
In this recording in April 2000, David Ferrier ("Papa") and his grandson Lander Smith, who is 6 years old and the son of David's daughter Karen Ferrier Smith, play ukeleles and sing.
Lander takes control of the tape recorder and records part of a conversation discussing an upcoming December trip to Walt Disney World with David, Diane ("Di Di") Ferrier, Lander, and Lander's father Frank Smith. David died on May 14, 2000, of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but the family decided to take the trip in his memory. Except for a golf course, WDW was one of his favorite places.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Robert Ferrier, 9 years old, recounts his vacation to Missouri
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rbf to cbb 072174a (28.4M)
rbf to cbb 072174b (3.2 M)
On July 21, 1974, in Orangeburg, SC, a 9-year-old Robert Ferrier recounts (with much prompting from his mother, Diane Biswell Ferrier) the two-week trip to Linn, MO, he took to visit his paternal grandmother Virginia Vaughan Ferrier ("Granny"); his aunt and uncle, Mary Lou and Harold Schulte; and his three cousins, Suzanne, Sara, and Tony. He left on June 30 and returned about July 14. The recording was made for his maternal grandparents Charles and Mary Biswell. It was a big adventure as this was his first plane flight and he traveled alone from Columbia, SC, to St. Louis, MO, and back.
The canoe trip was down the Gasconade River where the Schultes had a cabin. Silver Dollar City is an amusement park in Branson, MO.
Two telephone calls were made during the trip and parts of both were recorded. Voices heard are Robert, Diane, his sister Karen, his father David, and Virginia. Charles Biswell assembled the tape on February 1, 1975. During Robert's vacation, the Ferriers had taken Ann and Susan Biswell to the beach and David sailed his Sunfish sailboat that he recently bought. They must have traveled to Charlotte, NC, where Biswell girls lived.
rbf to cbb 072174a (28.4M)
rbf to cbb 072174b (3.2 M)
On July 21, 1974, in Orangeburg, SC, a 9-year-old Robert Ferrier recounts (with much prompting from his mother, Diane Biswell Ferrier) the two-week trip to Linn, MO, he took to visit his paternal grandmother Virginia Vaughan Ferrier ("Granny"); his aunt and uncle, Mary Lou and Harold Schulte; and his three cousins, Suzanne, Sara, and Tony. He left on June 30 and returned about July 14. The recording was made for his maternal grandparents Charles and Mary Biswell. It was a big adventure as this was his first plane flight and he traveled alone from Columbia, SC, to St. Louis, MO, and back.
The canoe trip was down the Gasconade River where the Schultes had a cabin. Silver Dollar City is an amusement park in Branson, MO.
Two telephone calls were made during the trip and parts of both were recorded. Voices heard are Robert, Diane, his sister Karen, his father David, and Virginia. Charles Biswell assembled the tape on February 1, 1975. During Robert's vacation, the Ferriers had taken Ann and Susan Biswell to the beach and David sailed his Sunfish sailboat that he recently bought. They must have traveled to Charlotte, NC, where Biswell girls lived.
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